Product News

The PGU 9500 automatic clamping unit is the newest member of REGO-FIX Tool Corp.’s well-established powRgrip family of toolholding. The system is smaller in size, ergonomic, energy efficient and practically maintenance free.

In response to both the growth in quantity and complexity of structural aerospace components, an updated range of CoroMill 390 Silent Tools has been developed by Sandvik Coromant. The upgraded Silent Tools dampening technology will allow machine shops to machine deep pockets on titanium aerospace frame parts with greater security and higher metal-removal rates.

Significant developments in CAD and CAM functionality in the latest release of VISI, from Vero Software, give users additional speed and quality throughout their design and machining processes. VISI Brand Manager Massimo Vergerio says CAD updates in VISI 2017 R1 are focusing on the user experience and adding enhancements to allow customers to speed up their design process.

Stronghold Coatings introduces Blue Dichtol, a polymeric capillary sealer for castings and composites that allows 100 percent visual inspection to ensure that porosity has been sealed. It impregnates micropores and hairline cracks without vacuum or pressure, forming a protective barrier to gasses and liquids that is not invisible when cured.

Wiha Tools Monticello has introduced new Cushion Grip Ultra Drivers. The company says they are ultralight, ultracompact and ultra fast. The high-quality drivers include 13 double-end, exact-fit precision bits. That makes 26 assorted tip sizes to choose from.

ProfitTurning is a high-speed lathe roughing strategy developed by DP Technology Corp. for OD/ID/face cutting and other tasks. Fast, secure and efficient, it also extends tool life by significantly minimizing wear. Compared to conventional ramping methods, ProfitTurning reduces machine cycle time as well as the frequency tooling inserts need to be replaced.

HELLER says it offers new levels of flexibility and precision with its FP 4000 5-axis horizontal machining center with twin drives in the Z-axis. The FP 4000 is a practical choice for a variety of industries, including tool and die or contract manufacturing where 5-axis milling is needed for productivity and process dependability.

Lucifer Furnaces delivered a dual-chamber, high-temp furnace to Compacting Tooling Inc. (CTI), McKeesport, Pa. Model HS8-181224 is a custom size designed to meet Compacting Tooling’s load requirements.

BLM Group USA has announced the introduction of the CM602 automatic CNC sawing machine. The CM602 can handle tube and bar up to 4 in. in diameter, depending on the material, and can achieve blade speeds up to 5,000 rpm. It is ideal for cutting short and medium length steel, copper, brass and aluminum tubes, as well as solid bars and custom profiles.

No. 1041 is a 1,400° F (760° C) inert atmosphere tempering furnace from Grieve, currently used for heat treating at the customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 48” W x 72” D x 48” H. 120 KW are installed in nickel-chrome wire coils supported by a stainless steel frame, while a 9,600-cfm, heat-resistant alloy recirculating blower powered by a 15-hp motor provides vertical upward airflow.

K2D-KeyToData GmbH announced the availability of KeyView’s latest version V14. KeyView, the viewer powered by a CAD core, offers impressive engineering and analysis tools far beyond standard viewing functions for users in the area of purchasing, sales, project management, marketing, manufacturing, documentation and many more.

Dorner says the new 3200 series conveyor with Intralox Activated Roller Belt (ARB) technology is perfect for moving boxes and packages in merging, diverting and aligning applications. ARB Technology uses low and high friction angled rollers within the belt to help smoothly guide and align items of all sizes.

HEIDENHAIN Corp. Commercial Services is pleased to announce the new touch probe rapid repair service program. This new program will provide timely and accurate support to the touch probe stocking program launched earlier this year.

Get two great machines in one convenient package by adding the Bench Top Micro Mark Stand to convert your portable Micro Marker into an ergonomic benchtop machine. First you have the Micro Mark portable dot peen marker from KwikMark Inc. which features a compact (3” x 5” x 6”) head size, and a generous 1.0” x 2.5” marking field to suit most industrial marking applications making it ideal for hand held applications as well as on-machine integration.

The SBS External Balancer system from Schmitt Industries Inc. is elegantly simple; a computer control, sensor, spindle mounting adaptor, and balance head. It is designed as an inexpensive, permanent installation on grinding machines. It takes the magic out of wheel balancing.

BIG KAISER has launched the HMCJ, a super-slim milling chuck with peripheral coolant supply, designed to support heavy-duty and finish endmilling tasks with power and precision using Ø1/2” or Ø12mm cutters. The newest, slimmer member of the Hi-Power Milling Chuck (HMC) family features a clamping bore with fine slots surrounded by hundreds of needle bearings, which ensures concentric, precise and smooth clamping when the nut is tightened.

The Kanefusa single use saw blade technology is reportedly superior to other sawing concepts both in economical and environmental perspectives. The FM (Ferro Max) cold saw blades (single use) cut on average three times faster than a conventional bandsaw or metal saw, which means one machine can do the job of three, reducing power consumption, exhaust emission and mist oil in the air and floor space, all good for the environment.

Dialight launched its new high-visibility 670 series LED panel-mount indicators, providing a range of sizes and operating voltage in high-durability housings. Offering high-intensity daylight visibility hundreds of times brighter than its 600 series predecessor, the 670 series is ideal for main and remote power, status, maintenance, warning and instrumentation indication for front-panel mounting in hole sizes from 5mm to 16mm.

With the FIGHTMAX, tool manufacturer Inovatools, based in Kinding-Haunstetten, Germany, is sending a well-trained HPC fighter into the ring to instill fear into its opponents. The tool is something of a powerhouse when it comes to machining steel, showing barely any signs of wear even in extended bouts, and demonstrates impressive endurance, according to the company.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has announced the addition of the KIWA-Japan Triple H40 horizontal machining center with a column-traverse structure to its current KIWA line. One of the most unique design features of the Triple H40 is its ability to support flexible mounting of various fixtures and rotary tables based on the application.